Metal Gear Solid 2 Ships Five Million

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Worldwide, which isn't that shabby a figure at all, and it's good news for Konami's finances.

By IGN Staff

Konami has announced, along with tiresome bits of financial news, that Metal Gear Solid 2 has received orders for 2,000,000 copies since its solicitation and release in Europe, which will bring the total worldwide shipment numbers to more than 5,000,000 copies. This puts its shipment pace ahead of the original Metal Gear Solid, which reached a similar number around a year after its release.

If you're interested in tiresome financial news, meanwhile, Konami also indicated that it is adjusting its predicted revenues for the quarter ended March 31 upward by 4.3%. The favorable adjustment comes on the strength of MGS2's orders in Europe, as well as the popularity of anime-licensed Game Boy Advance games such as Hikaru no Go and Prince of Tennis.